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: VOLUME XXIV.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1925.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 44
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I RICE OUTLINES
1 PLANS FOR SHOW
j Chamber of Commerce
f , Members Henr of Plan
J to'. Exploit Northwest
ern States in the East,
"Instead of bringing tin.' Mini lo
tin- norlhwesl.to show them the op
portunltlcs . Unit i l.oiiml- hen-, we
Wllf t l ! till! IKirtlUVI'Mt 10 I llO I'llHt
and I'xhllilt It," wits the way Hen
l. Itlce. or Tucomu,. explained Ihe
Northwestern I'ohimerelnl .Imposi
tion to he held In, new Madison
Hinini'iV Garden, Now York,, next
HprltifT. " ' ' :
Jlr. Hice. exhibition director or
tin', exposition, reiiueslcd that I.a
Cirundo lukc Hi'- 1('ud I" organizing
an Kastern Oregon cxhllilt wlch
would tic made up from thu ills,
tiicl. Hi- 81 at I'd Unit IVndlnlon
business men wop- eager to usslst
and linit ho is confident linker, yet
unennvussed, would bn wIIHmb to
Join hands in the endeuvor.
Following Urn luncheon a mont-lof
Inr of directors of thu chamber of
commerce decided to make an
tempt to urrungc lor Iho cxhllilt
uml In iret In touch wllh rendleton.
linker, Union, Joseph, Knturprlse. I Helle. of Barcelona,': for the wed
iiinl other Kustern Oregon towns ding scene or tho opcrella, which
and cilles. A visional .spacu wns
reserved for the exhibit: - .
Uliunies Plorw '
In his address, lie told of tho
,....,. , .,. .,v..n.m..n l.l. n. uolnted
..i ,..t i iw uhtiti- Avniilil lie ex-
u.u .k 1.mmI wnntd
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for liroflt," Mr. I.'iciv declHren. .-mi
com .my funds an- re.Uli.ed ufler " ' t
expose, arc paid, they will be. ,.ro- 'ni.-l.ova will l.e no le Htr klnB
raied Iiik U u.mui.k Hie exhlbltora. 'n 'eir lodeador . Iiala .u.d flashy
who will I.e. chiirsed lor lllo rluht. Einllla. ,,, ,, f ,
I II I" i laal.elle Miller, the dlreelor.
He urced that two 'or throe Ien.(eMMefi!.ed ' Measure . 1 the niierean
well versed In Kaa.ern OreKOll fads HI. wl.ieh the cast chorus and or
be present at Madison KqUare Cur-; ches.ia ro-ordinaled fl.elr ;.rls In
' . . ttho first nnsembln. practice at the
(Oonlinuert on CUM fW.)
, .
The Koyai Welsh Gleemen. sing-
lug their folk sonirs and classics at
Hi" Latter Hay Saints tabernacle
lust evening, entranced and thrilled
u crowd or -music 'ov,'r"
of vocal harmony, balance and
blending lui Urande lias ever
heard.
I'm seml.lv siiiKlilK and the
WELSH SONGS
PLEASECROWD
..4 uppari nl errnrllessness with whleh ofrleers for mil! will fen
? Ihev Illli rnreled difficult neons, ... .. ,
thpy liibrnreted difficult scores,
ihe gleeinan were iiccluiiued re
markable. Some of their bar in on
Hniraelerlzed their offerings in
either case.
A duet. ".Mighty Jove" (Uoss
Int). sung by Trunk Jones and
Noi'tuan H. Jones, was a revela
tion' In uglify and harmonic, ae
rumcy. They handled broken di
visions of thirty-second notes lo
' voral perfection.
Cenrg" Williams' solo. "Thre?
for Jack", with chorus accomp
animent, was one of the outstand
ing numbers on the program.
Olher tenor, baritone and bass so-
Con Untied on Pa FIts.1
"Winter Season" Arrives
In Colorful Chariot
peerinber I.
I'auning but a single hushed mo
ment behind a curtain of inauve
eolored cloud, thr. enn this morn
Ing swept Into a cirrus-flecked sky
as resph-ndently blue und gold as a
morn- In mid-April.
liosy tints surruw-d the snow
raps ii nd turned Ihe blue hills
purple.
Am" nit ovit the clfy. chilled
ib' w drops ctssped hands with tlie
siinbtams and danced Tor the sh?cr
joy of lx-lng.
Thua Is Hi- first dny of lN e.-m-bi-r.
the b ginning of the "wlnt. r
fo-ason" In Ihe Grande llonde val
byl. ushered Into setuallty.
Karely hmvr m GrHnde and Hie
vulley ltness-d. generally sm ak
Ing, a more mod rate. Inng-to-bv-riiteml
r'd autumn.
The fMn was one of tempi rate
wuther. ith an oetaslonsl night
with the merrury below freeing
point to add cst to the period:
Red Scores
'Ihiiizs . any lmpis'iiing for
fti-jl 4ra..gi' tln'M' days. Coals,
contracts ami hearts mingle in
the life. or Ilic -fiKitbnllcr. Now
lie's reported - enunged lo Ann
l-'omM,' actress.. !
"Ta-u-u, tum-tc-tum."
Olrls of the domestic art di'ptlrt
incut are trying to fit the l.ohcu
Brill lliidul Chorus to the rhythm
tho Spanish Fandango at the
high sehool this week lis they
at-!stltrh and flutter through the ex
cltcnicnt of costuming Daisy Hnhhs,
Iwho sings the title roll: of The
Is lo be presented nl the auditorium
Friday ajid Saturday cvenliiBS.
!' of course, for the bridal
";-n"V; ll"' ,1,uu","',",
llol'l" wllr 11 aumptuuus
Rown .of black ehantilly litre ovit
WIlKlft, Hnllnt-
flba and diur Jndlys i
.l,nu wlilnli lu l,lii,. Iri,ln,l l,v
i building last night.
I The caat . Is resting Ihls ufter
,. nofin, but will redouble lis effols
(to pvrfeel the proilucllou ata con-
.ci'ittraieii rencarsai tins evening.
Miss Mnbel A. H- nm'tt's class In
dramatics is studying Spanish fea-
Itures In preparation for an assign-
-men: In makeup for the -operetta,
I Only one change has been made
Ifl the dialing of prts since the
publication of tin- characters. Kl-
jdon Hanks has bei-n mimed lo lend
the chorus, rephtefng Hiehurd Geit,
W(0 mlss d rehejirwils while absent
from Hie eily over (he holiday
Week pni1,
Legionnaires to Name
Officers for New Year
I r .
Arnilsllee de
eelebration eoniliilHees and
eli'
tore tin- regubir monthly meeting
of Hie Aiiiericaii l, ciu post und
the I .utiles Auxiliary tomorrow eve
ning. The sessions Will be held III
Houan hall, beginning at s o'clock.
Nominations Tor officers are as
follows:
H. H. Itlehnrdson. oititmuuler.
IIukIi K. Iiraly, vire eninniander.
('. 1 Thompsim. adjutant.
Lynn ItohneiiLump. linanoe oT
Hcer. t'. V. Talbot, chaplain.
Lester Jslngsb y. Hay Williams.
O. V. Calmer , Hurry Williams.
Harvey Matlhews, .less- Andrews,
Hoy I'lim-y. -Kd t'oolidge, execu
tive commlttei.
one of irorgeous sunst ts and tiinlly
gorgeous sunris-s; one of sunshlni
punel uated by not-too-freo,uent
ruins.
Only oner did Mother Nature
sift a uuantily of snowflukes ove
the valby then early In th
month as n warning of what might
Ih fxiM'eteil about t'hrlstmas time.
It has ben many years since but
one snowfall, that of lillle const
ouence, preceded the arrival of
I H-renilMT,
Itfftf of at). Hie full season was
not un exceptional one. Th Grand'
iConde valley has similar ones y-nr
in and year out. and oernsionaliy
surpasses usual efforts Mh a per
feet autumn.
'I.ltth wonder, residents y. why
u ni.i.. frntn lhi fitlilrllfo 'itt and
enstern ststes mlEmte to Ih north
west. With such an utlractlve
climate to lure them here, and with
(Continue 00 Faff Fife.)
SINGERS 10 BE
GAILY GARBED
IS FAILURE
Spectaejalar Move by ' De-.
Jense Meets ucieat in ,
Mitchell Trial-, .
GRAVES OBJECT '
, OF NEW ATTACK
Reid Challenges General's
Kight to Sit in Tnqitnal
Following..' Ke.mark Vin
Undertone.-. ; ; - '
WASHINGTON (iy tlm Atwocl-
iitd IVsa) Cnunail for Colonol
Willlutn Mttchi'll roltrd (odny In h
Hpi-ftiicuiiir nttrmpl to unwut- an
other member of tho MHt-holt court
martini Major Ocnoml William Sv
Graves. . ' ; :
After a Horn't conferenco.. Ihr
court overruled the dufenm: chnrtCi"
that Grnvis liad interfered with
croHtr exnmlnfitton f)f prosecution
wMnesat-H and had dtpliiyd hlna.
The court's declHlon followed An
other fiery altercation In the court
arising front a comment made il it an
undertone by General Graves re-
cardine Heuresentfttlvo Jt e 1 d
method of (ineHtlonlnir.wHm'flaeH.'i
Hied promptly eJuiUenscd Gravoa
right to sit In thu tribunal.
WALLOWA WOMAN
RECOVERING FROM
MAD DOG ATTACK
Mrs. Amanda French. , ot Will-
lowu. u bit by a rabid dog about
a week ago. Word -was rmlved I
. . - .A i- r ,i
' . 1 ' v ' . nUtlt - 'Lr :Hl
case, "that she is getting alonjif a:i
Hghl, but u not yet odt of dan
ger. The dog has been Killed. .
Ah soon as she. was bitten I:
Gregory wired to Portland (or
seriiin used In rculjnjr such easea.
which he i us heen HUimtiierm.
Mrs. French Is a sister-in-law o1
J. C. I'Vench of this- city.,
District Attorneys to
Meet January 21-23
plans fur i.ie a.iliilKl meciintr nt
Hie t.in'on l)i!lrit Attorneys' -social
Ion were discussed and lentll
llve dabs set for Jan. Sl-l'S wlien
the executive board met at i'orl
lund Haluniay, uiwortlinK to t.'arl O.
Helm, wlio attended the hoard ses
sion as representiilivi. of Kiistern
Oii-Kon.
The sherlfls and the counly
ji.di.-es of I he stale will be invlled
to lueet Jointly wllh I In: attorneys,
since their programs will be of mu
tual Interest. 1
I. like S. .May, of Heal Me, pn s.
dent of the Northwest Association
of I'ollce and SherKlh, will be m-i-il.d
lo adilress the I tine: like
wise, Mr. Hunter, flmrerprlnt ex
pert of the roi'lland pollei' llepan
liienl. A Juillte und a prolcrsor lioln
Hie I nlverHity of OreBon also arc
jchedlili d to speak.
Patients at Hospital
View Picture Library
HoT I.AKIO. (.Special) latents
In the Hot Ijike Hiiniiturlum nos
pttal were all enjoylns Monday a
picture library .the resull of 111
work of the ladles of the UitUuU
intv Halnts Church of I41 Grander
This was presented to the hospital
Sunday nitrht when n group from
this church, assisted by Ir. and h.
'. .Mossman and Mrs. Karl lley-
nolds cave the Hunday evenlnff
program at the lake a program
which was much enjoyed by both
path-nts und staff members.
Mrs. Momii an, who has been act- I
ive In instigating a love of art In 1
the west und woo Is chairman of
the art department of Ihe women's
I'Vdcrutcd clnbs of Oregon, -brought
out h series of slides the Hal tup
Mean machine. They showed fam
ous paintings which Illustrate the
therm of the welt known but nl
wu popular Christmas story.
At appropriate time during the
showing of the slides. Mrs. . A.
Iten ssitg two solos: "While Hhep.
herds Watched Their Flocks," nnd
Silent Nlghl." Miss Kate Jlet
calf na "The Hisr" nnd Mrs.
(b-onre hymiin. "The Other Wise
Man." while Or. Mossninn and Mrs.
Iteynohls ottered unothcr vocal
niunlf r.
Tlf presentation of Hi picture 1
library nus made by Mrs. K. Ilos.
nbsum. Mrs. Hosenbuum had
been In charge of the work of pre.
paring the lilmiry. I Jr. I'hy. In
:
- I tnf rwponw. emphssiw-d
the good which can be done by In
dividuals and if roups who sub
merge their own Intervals Q thotH
0 due co mm u ull v.
Improvement
In Industry
Outstanding
Annual" Report of Secre
tary of - Labor Davis
Sounds An Optimistic
Note.
. WASHINGTON -Hy Hie Asuo
elateU lresH). Improvement of
iv tat ions between employe and
workers with an absence of un
employment ii nd u dlmunllion in
strikes, was declared tod:ty in the
tiivnual report of Seeietuiy of L-i-
hoi huvls' to have been an out
standing feature of the past year
in' Industry. .
With the piCHsnre of major In
dus! rial . - eihei'K ency rt-moved. he
said Hie department had been ubie
to . .(rive constructive thought to
the Impi-pveint'iit of Its work in
controlling ImuiiKrutlou.1 aiding la-
bor, oi)d promoting thu public wel
fare.
Mr. Jnvia sketched a po.sslbte
lini) of future attuck on the prob
lem of over-prod net Ion in Indus
try, which,. u held responsive lor
much part-timo and seasonui em-
ployment of workers. No inefi-
tlon of the anthracite suspension
was- juade .In the report, which
covered the fiscal year ending with
last June.
' . Hits vcr-l'iixlnellcii.
"One of (he great elements of
tho problem of unemployment is
tlie present over-developed stale
of some of our larger industries,"
he said. "Our productive machin
ery and equipment In many of
these Indusl rlcs cannot run SUO
days per year without producing
a stock that cannot be sold in
this- or any other country. As m
illustration, the census Huts l,5?u
boot and slioc factories; of these
-'11 or 141 per cent produce : lift
per cent of all shoes produced,
and. if they should run full lime,
they would produce 1)5 per cent of
all shoes now produced and sold.
In other words, 14 J per cent of
. tho ritclm-loa ntmiWiVlti'r (III A 11
cent ' of the workers, could w ith
steady work for 3 an days u year
prod'tce all the boots and shoes
We iiQed,
'Take1 the " flour mill tiidusriy
as " another example. Here w
have perhaps the orst slluatloi:
of ull; 2.H per cent of the plant.,
employing A'l per cent of the
whole number of workers engaged
in Hhe Industry, produce HZ pt:r
cent of the output, 'while 85 per
cent of the establishments pro
duce but 12 per uenl.
"Take Knottier sitoallou, that of j
un umiuous con i. i nere me axt
shipping mines lu the state ot
Illinois. These operated an aver-ig-.t
of Ht'J days in a year. Jlad
ii of these H'.IH mines openUcu
. (('oullniied on J'age Five)
A II 1 1. 1.l . T-x.. (A I') Th
lowr lions' of the Texan b'Kis
lutur'' will be called lo meet In
.special session January 4. Spc.inr
Ijfe Satt'Twlilte of t It tit body said
here Monday niRJit upon his re.
turn t ruin Austin and Dallas.
' AI'VtIN. Tex. (AP) A re, re
cent all vi of I he I la It (more Sun
who Monday obtained an exclu
sive interview with (lovernor Mir
iam A. Ferguson, and her husband,
James K. Ferguson, quoted t he
former as declaring thai she would
not call u special session of the
legislature as demanded In a peti
tion signed by Speaker lA-t Sat
terwhlle and 50 of its members.
She added that she was not go
ing lo "throw myself to the wolves
who wnnt to gather here und tear
m apart."
Making
It Worth
His While
J'rw-t It-ally nnour anil cry
01 if- In holiics feels Jbe lie
ets.Jt j fur advert l-hig lor gH
llfig hi ttMich with Hie public
hi pome profilabh- way. A hii--tntM
man's oiilef (-oticim ts
how 1M lo do that -o It Milt
Im worth Ills while,
'llir Observer as a liMdluiu I-
iiue-lsutl)' pwxeil lis low read
rriw I ob iotm to anyone
who lmoHgalr rale it W-rx-te
lo adrrtlcr M-riiill fii
dohig a ntetlKsl that will ts
effective. How to put a mes
age rninn with Ih'M n-qiltH In
The lilwrwr I a problem Hh
otertllsg staff l always n ady
lo Ittdp Mdtr.
MObserriY Arterllslng
1' FERGUSON
STANDS FIRM
E
Qermany and World War
Antagonists Enter .
. Agreement
GOOD CHEER SEEN:
SIGNERS JOVIAL
Contrast of Locarno and
Versailles Treaty Cere
monies Marked in Two
Respects. ,.'
LOKDOff. Uy tho Associated
Press) Germany anil her principal
tinluKonlsts in the world war today
ilKneil the l.ocarno trenly and col
lateral pacts KllaruntccttlK peace In
I'Jurope and submission to arbitra
tion of-any disputes that may arise
between llieni regarding their fron
tiers. : .
A contrast betwoen tile 'signing
of this niomcntouH pact and the
Vol'sullles treaty six years ago wus
marked in two respects.
Today there was mini) of the
mngulfleence surrounuing thu Ver
sailles signing. Tho ceremony last
ed only an hour and was notable
for Its extreme simplicity.
Today (lermany came willingly
and slgncik wllh smiling faces.
German representatives signed
the Versailles document under com
pulsion with while' faces rcglstcrr
Ing a mixture of fear and linger.
The signatory nations are repre
s'lllled by Austen illimberlniu,' for
Great llrltuin: M. Hiinnd. for
Kinnce: llerr Htresclillinll and
I'haiieellor l,ut her. tor the. Gerinun
renulille: Kinlle Vandervelile, for
Kelgluin: Count Seiulola, for Italy
M. Kkiiynski, Poland, nnd Kdllonrd
RetifXt C'zeclio-Klovakla. , . ,
COUNTY BUDGETS
ARE COMPARED
AT COURT HOUSE
i see the counly judge of Ha
Uer il.aws $iili(l more a year than
1 do" c i.eilled jidgi: U. (I.
roach genially as lie glanced over
a l.ublihheil copy of the budget
fur the neighboring counly this
morning at his olTlce In thoeourl
house.
"Their counly court Is more
i.ensive, loo eosls 4.1illl.
H,IH
year, while ours costs jaMIII," lie
eontinileil.
"And look at the assessors' of-
ilee: jr.K'ir, In linker county, and
$17r,) In Union We spend ',,J
Haker does. The clerk's appor
lloniiient runs about Hie same
tvlth o ns ::5 hlKln r. Our ti
m. ons ... " wu. )11Ht ,.,,, him. (r)m (:n)IM).d liy
,,.,- of tie- costs b., more 1 n
aker'H. We m iiiI more fr coiiij-J . , ,1(111H1
. -..i u-.ir.. n,. i noifiv.111' M,L m'1 nours.
Itak
ty schools. Hokur sets the courtly
superintendent's Hind at 2liu;
0111s Is $;eomi,
'As for the circuit conrl, "
seem to be geltllig off ngiiiiy
llr-re. linker spends $H'MMi there,
while we allow only J'l . The
justice or tho peace court over
there gets less than we lay aside
for Justice . co irta In I'ni ui
county."
Then -the elerk of courts n--rauie
toilcrcKled ami rtached for
his p'ncll to Hguro the totals.
"They don't Include the hig;i
sehool ,tiilt ion fund In the iimouu'
Hiibieel lo Hie r, per cent limlta-
tlnn." lie observed. "I looked up
Ihe , attorney gen.-rnl's opinion
nlM.nl 1 hat' ami found that the
high school tulllon f ind levied bv
the county court Is considered a
,general tux and therefore ought
lo be Included.
"Maker's grand total Is 1.477
higher than our lolnl budget tor
next year. ... ,.c.
high sehool tuition. Their budget
Im-sn't give any figures on that
Item."
Wallowa Home Razed
Iiy Fire, I)ss $1,000
W.M.U.VVA. nr.., (Hperlal)
The home or lrtiiik llradley, on
l-ifth street, wus tuirth.lly .bstroy
nl by fire rlnlurdiiy eviui.ig. and
un. eh of Ihe furniture hurn'd and
damaged hy water. The fire evi-
!d-ntly was caused from a defect
ive flue. The loss probably will
exceed $101.0, fully covered by In
surance. James Nolan, Injured
Saturday, Recovering
I III IT I.AKK. (Special)- .b... us
Nolan, who was s.-riiO.sly Injured
ion bis farm near here when a Irae
I tor fell 'in bint Haturdiiy. Is some
'le'Hrfc X-I'.uys show that his con
Iflltton Is l.s serious limn wus first
I f. red.
! H. J. M.ilhenbaiiKh. who has
l..-. n a luii lent In the hnsult.il
the Hniiiiloriom since lasl Thurs
lav nliti.t when a ejir In which he
wss riding overturned, is much tho
amo as at lastrnpor',.
Bandits Terrorize Towns
Tho town f Cassopoll., Mich., in under tlio sw ay 'or four
bnnillls fiir tbiec boms while the criminals nuiilc a iloperato
but fulllc attempt In Mow the safe In I be I'li-M Nallonnl Imiik.
Irllng every ono off llio st.ii'ls Willi shi.ls, Ihr.y ct off six
ebarges In the lunik, hut finally fled wllllimt gillln aiivlblng ex
cept UK) in (MMlago slniiipH. A Imvp slious bow ili windows ot
, tin- bank were wrocxwl by the cxnlusloit) Iwlow, liow tl.o In-
lerloi siiffort.il.
TAMl'A, Kla. (Hy the Associated
Press) Kour persons wero killed,
four are missing, and eighteen In
jured, the result of a storm, last
niKht cuiiKinK t litt collapse of a
hunkhomio lu which the men wnro
sleeping.
JAt'KSONVHJ.K. .'lii lty the
Associated Press) Klvn lives Were
hist, pron.-rty ((unBe Is esUriuHed
at more than $H,'mhi,(miO, and one
of the worst thnps In wire corn
el iniiniealion ovi-r known on Klorldn's
DFFWESTPDRT
IOlTI.ANI, Ore. ( Hy the As
foeiulcd Press) A three-masted
schooner, name unknown. Is ashore
on the soulh side of the norlh Jelly
ai irays naroor.
Five men from the ship came
ashore lu their own boat, and the
const guard Is preparing lo take off
Ihe rest of tho crew with breach
apparatus.
This Informal ion was received
by .or,HIi 0rrt.e of the coasl
. , , ,.,.,.
guard from the .Westport, Wash.,
const guard station.
A bout fro.., the Westport sta
tion approached the wreck but was
uriiible to reach Ihe vessel's side
on iicoo.int- of Its position. Ac
or. ling to Information ' received
here the sea Is rough ..ml tb
titer lu.v.y, but the men still tiboiird
are bell. ve,l to be In no danger It
I hey rei.u.ln on the ship until 111
savers ran aid them.
Anthracite Operators
Reject Pinchot's Plan
I-lll I .A I KI .I'lll A (Hy the As.
soebtted Press) The unthraclle op
Tutors Monday rejected tiovernor
linchot's proposals for ending the
hard i-o.il strike.
Ezra Meeker, Pioneer,
In Washington Today
WAHIIINCTON (Hy Ihe Assoc!
..ted I'r.-ss) Kxra Meeker, t.
of . Oregon 'I rail pioneer. Is here lo ssk
- congress lo sothorlxi 60 cent piece
(onim.iinonitlng the 75th annlvers
ary of lh ploner'n march over this
.' .rKult'
FOUR DIE IN ZTR.V I R AK I NVASI G fi
mm
SHIPWRECKED
k . . . ' : .1 e . I
ItOAO S1TCATIOX IP.
AI'KTIN, Tex. AI) The high
wny situation was again forced to
the front today with the uiiiiuhii'cc
incut that tho highway department
Is utialdei to Miy pressing hills, tho
result of tho resignation of two
c.tninilKstoii im'inw'rs. Vouchers
totalling many thousands of dollars
cannot be paid until tJovenior "Ma1
FerKiisoii npiHilnts at Joust ono
lilKbwny coiiiiiitssltmer, tlu com mis.
slon secretary said. 'I his leaves
IHtMi roud lalHirers without their
imy. . . ; ;
Sl .MMINfi t;i TKIAli.
whui; ri.Ai.NH, n. v, ai
Con n wl for Alices Jones, defend
ant In, the Itlitneluitder ifiiniilment
sun, saai in n snminury . .. rn ...e
,Jlirv MHly, I l JW.
Itliinelniider niul Alice wmild never
!.. -.-.r....M,. ,.r
suit, sahl In n suinmary b-finn the
llo together again, regardless of
the out! -on ie of the trial. The at
torney nMrrlcd they had set "be
smirched each oilier" since their
Hlraugemeiit, that It would he hit-
possible for tlieiu to livo toactber
again.
to tari: i i' Mi in;m
PAItlS (AP) IrfMils Irtsheur.
fl 1111 nee iiillilMter, tislay lohl news
papermen that Hie "new ministry
Is iinniilir.oiis In wishing to resume
negotiations Utr set I lenient of
'raiKi,,s war debts as soon as pos
sible.' "The ministry hoKs for a
reanonable solution between our
sides nnd our nllles," he nsjq'rted,
Year Prosperous One In
U.S. Island Possessions
WAHIIINCTON (Hy the Assodr
ated I'ress). The annual reportjio note that or mis prouucuu.i
of the chief of the bureau nf In
sular affairs, mod public, today.
Ited detailed figures In support
of Its statement that In tho I'lilMp-i
pines, I'orto llleo nnd Hanto lo-l
mlngo, Ihe year ending Juno
as one of prosperity und
general advancement. .
Major (bneral J'rank Mclntyr
who slgmd the report, said Hie
external trade of the l'htlipln s
was In iiuuntlty "greater than In
any previous year In the history of
Ihe Islands. .Measured in varie.
howi'ver. thn total was less than
in i'rin, due lo the higher prices
of t hat y :a r. The tot al of tin -
ports and exports amounted to
tJ43.UiMi.uUM. which, as stated, was
only exceeded In I :-( when the
total was titan. mmi. nun. or in
in ports, approximately 6(1 percent
came from the fnlteil States and
of the ei ports approximately 7"
per cent came to the l ulled Hiab-M.
This varies but slightly from tin-
normal
Th.- Immt HtriklMff fe:illire." HlU
r...,r4 ....mi. ......I ( iim erHi d.
v..inl.iiH.ni in the tiroilueilou
centrifugal sugar, due lo Ihe com
..,.rnn....!V .,..nl PAimlrnrtinn nf
number of modern sugar mills In
tho Islands. : Tho estimated pto
d Jetton of centrifugal sugar for
the sugar yeur l-Jii-Z was
LAD SLAYS
CHUM AFTER
11' PARTY
Gordon Pirie Admits
Murdering George Nye, .
, 19, in New York ,
ESCORTED GIRL TO
MOVIES AS CLIMAX
"I Just Got a Notion to
Kill Him," Youthful
Killer Tells District At-.
torney. : . .
EV YORK (By tho Associated
Frnsa) Tho slaying of George Nye,
19, whb the climax of a "children's
booze party," offlcors aaid today
announcing that Nye'H chum, Gor
don I'lrle, lias confessed the kllU
Ing.
'trie surrendered himself at mid
night last night as the slayer of Nyo
whose battered body was found In
'trie's homo by tho latter'a sister.
Ho told tho district attorney ho
mashed his friend's skull with an
nxn, robbed his pockols of $5, and
thon took a girl to the movies.
All I'riiuipsls SUltors.
All principals In the caso nre
minors, including half a dozen
girls.
I Just got a notion to Rill mm,"
tho district attorney quoted Pirie
as saying.
Pirie confessed at tho pleading ot
Violet Schmidt, a friend of tho vlo.
tim. , ,
"Aside from tho murder phase of
this case," tho district attorney said,
"it gives ran insight Into tho lives
of young people of this elty. They
are beyond parental control."
LONDON , (By the Associated
IViiss)-kA. report that tho Turks
are iletermlnod to Invado Irak, and
forcibly eject tho llrltlsh If tho
leuguo or nations does not glvo
them an iicr.oplublo verdict In tho
Mosul boundary dlsputo Is tho crys
talllillou ot rumors long current
hut Its precise form Rives It un .
alarming aspect.
While the report lacks official
backing. Turkey' comploto dlverg-
nee with Oreut llrltatn Tegurdlnif
the Mosul boundary question was
muiln so clear at Geneva and clsi!
wher.i thai Iho danger of a rupturo
has long been recognized hero.
Turkey Is reported to have a well
uulppeil force on the Irak fron
tier. Tho Turkish army Is sum to
In. well prepared, and have plenti
ful stores of ummunltlon.
ytliluiis lii lintliiv at Snlciu.
I ,
MA I. KM, Ore. Members of tho
Knights of I'yllllas lodge from all
parts or Marlon nnd I'olk counties
will gather at a baiuiuel to bo held
here Tuesday night, llobert I.
I.ytle, grand chancellor of tho Ore
gen domain will bo tho guest of
honor and principal Bpoakor. It
was estimated that more than 40
members of the order would attend
the hillllMlct. '
; metric tons. It Is Interesting
this year, the centrals finance J
and practlcully owned By m"
Philippine Notional bank produced
1 7:1. not) Ions; Aiuerlcnn-owned
centrals, I rr.,iiin: Hpanlsh, JU2,000
and Klllplno, fil.tiou.
Krom one point of view (hi
bunk' certlnils and the I'lllpino
owned centrals should I com
bined, as the control of these ceii-
Iruls Is In Filipino hands. inn
segregation Is made l.eeause 01
the fact that the centrals llnnncil
by the bunk may be regarded as
having leen financed from tne
proceeds of Philippine government
bonds sold In the I'nlted mates.'
Of l'nrto llleo, O'lneral Mcln.
tyrrf suld: "Thern was (vtdence o(
muteiisl progress In every field
of governmental and private ac
tivity. The most noticeable gov.
ernnientnl progress was In the
reel Ion of necessary public l.ul'd
ings nnd the extension .of tho
splendid highway system of Urn
Island.
"TIip serious problem In Ihe
of cess onpulation To a slight rv
- tent this In Iwing met by Iho
a I srudual devefopinent of Smull ttl-
dustii.s In Ihe Island. There Is.
however, no noticeable incrcuse In
the departure ot emigrants froto,
lh Islauil." '
IS THREATENED